You Never Know What Each Day Brings
May 16, 2012 Leave a comment
My last post was about my Mother’s Day Memories but if I’d have been able to ‘see’ what the next day was going to bring, I may well have waited to write it.
As some of you may know by now, I had rushed my wife to the ER early Monday morning with severe abdominal pain. The ER doc wasn’t all that positive about what her prognosis was as nothing was ‘presenting’ in any definite pattern. So, they had a CT Scan done which also left them puzzled. Nothing stood out. Overnight observation was ordered and she got to spend the night Monday with scheduled doses of pain and nausea meds.
Tuesday, another test was done (abdominal ultrasound) to see if anything was going to wave a flag and take credit for her illness. Nothing again. However, seeing as the majority of her illness was closely related to a case of appendicitis, that’s what the doc went with. They operated on her Tuesday afternoon and removed her appendix laparoscopically. After she was brought back to her room from recovery, she was a new person already.
She was resting comfortably last night and was about back to her usual self by this morning. We’re hoping to be able to bring her home today. She’ll rest better there with more familiar surroundings.
I want to thank those of you who offered prayers and well-wishes for her over the last few days. We really appreciated them. You’re all friends in the truest sense. I also want to thank my daughter for all her help. She was awesome. The whole family pitched in and for that, they have our thanks.
If I’ve learned one thing from this incident, it’s that you never know what each day brings. Things can go from right to oh-so-wrong in a flash. Without family and friends to help you get through it, it’s a tough thing to deal with. Thank you for being there for us.
Update:
We brought Donna home Wednesday afternoon. 3 1/2 hours AFTER the doctor wrote orders to release her. I guess hospitals have one up on restaurants when waiting on your check after the meal.
She’s coming along very well and is already off the pain meds. Hoping to have her strength up to go back to work on Monday. The surgery, and what preceded it, knocked her on her butt but she’s bouncing back just fine.
Again, thanks for all the prayers and well-wishes. They were very much appreciated.
If she were here now, I’d introduce her to her granddaughter’s husband. Then I’d watch as she beamed with glee when her two great grandkids came up to hug her tight. We’d have lots to talk about, my Mother and I. I’d tell her how proud I was of my wife. Of her many accomplishments such as her earning her Master’s Degree and National Boards Certification. How proud I am of the way she cares for her students. How it tickles me to see our grandkids run up and hug her, calling out their name for her: Nana.
If it were not for my supervisor, who was in the room with me at the time, I may very well have wound up blinded by the chemical burns to my eyes. He immediately grabbed me and led me to a fresh water hose that he used to flush out my eyes. Obviously, it worked as I’m sitting here typing this story out now. Things could have turned out much worse though. I’m damn lucky.
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